diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
index 5f4e1f6a4..72046d0a2 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,14 @@ static bool CanJit(VMScriptFunction *func)
 {
 	// Asmjit has a 256 register limit. Stay safely away from it as the jit compiler uses a few for temporaries as well.
 	// Any function exceeding the limit will use the VM - a fair punishment to someone for writing a function so bloated ;)
-	return func->NumRegA + func->NumRegD + func->NumRegF + func->NumRegS < 200;
+
+	int maxregs = 200;
+	if (func->NumRegA + func->NumRegD + func->NumRegF + func->NumRegS < maxregs)
+		return true;
+
+	Printf(TEXTCOLOR_ORANGE "%s is using too many registers (%d of max %d)! Function will not use native code.\n", func->PrintableName.GetChars(), func->NumRegA + func->NumRegD + func->NumRegF + func->NumRegS, maxregs);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 int VMScriptFunction::FirstScriptCall(VMFunction *func, VMValue *params, int numparams, VMReturn *ret, int numret)